09/12/2011 The One Show

not Nativity. No... Off I think at his school, it probably was a

nativity play with Father Christmas. I am the in Tibet tonight. You have

grown a beard, especially? -- innkeeper. You know you had the

moustaches in November? I didn't join in that, I felt so guilty.

That was for prostate cancer, this one is for bowel cancer. I've grown

hair all over my body. I know, it's going to raise lots of money.

Thousands of servicemen and women will be missing a family Christmas

as they continue their tour of duty in far flung corners of the globe.

But for the crew of the Navy's biggest ship, Christmas starts

today. HMS Ocean, the largest ship in the Royal Navy. Her 400 strong

company has spent nearly eight months away from their loved ones.

They have been doing vital work, supporting British forces in Libya.

Now HMS Ocean is returning to her home port of Plymouth. I am here to

meet the crew as they head back to see their families for Christmas.

Navigating the vessel home his captain Andrew batten. We left the

UK in April, expected to be away for seven weeks. We find ourselves

coming home 7 and a half months later. How will you feel tomorrow?

I think all of us will feel excited getting back to Plymouth. The idea

of being reunited with families and friends in time for Christmas is a

wonderful present. When the crew at HMS Ocean found out their

deployment was coming to an end just before Christmas, they decided

to celebrate with a special # All I Want For Christmas Is you!

How did you make it? We found that we were coming back for Christmas

and it was nice to do something Christmas Eve. We were still in the

sunshine at the time. So we put on a Christmas twist. I'm catching up

with some of the crew over dinner. They said seven weeks, then they

said possibly six months. We were prepared for that. We never in a

million years thought it would be until Christmas. That is all we

wanted to do, getting back on Christmas. If having the security

of knowing you will be back with your family and friends for

Christmas. My girlfriend is in the Navy as well. I am flying there

tomorrow morning to go for Christmas with her. About 10 people

on the day, my wife, my mum and dad, my godson, my best friend, they

will be there. One man has three reasons more than most to get home

as soon as possible. Who we are these little people that you spend

a lot of time looking at? Bless them, it would have been three

months ago when those two were born. Unfortunately I could only spend 10

days at home. They don't now I am going to be home, she will be

rather excited. She is going to be extremely excited. It was a big

morale boost to find that we would be back for Christmas. It's going

to be amazing. Most of the 400 strong crew have been on the ship

almost eight months. I am leading to meet those waiting for their

return. I miss the company, I miss when he is here at night. When you

have had a bad day, you can just talk to them. I think that is the

worst thing, with them being away. You can't just pick up the phone.

She doesn't know he is coming home on Friday, because I wanted to keep

it is secret. When she saw Father Christmas, she asked for her daddy

to come home. That is her main Christmas wish. It's not often that

you can make wishes come true. So it's really exciting. She is going

to get what she really wants for Christmas. What is your Christmas

What we have done there, we have set up a classic Christmas tear-

jerker. Part two is on the way. HMS Ocean comes home to Plymouth before

the show ends. Before we talk about your book, which is why you are

here... And to see you! You are part of the big BBC Christmas

extravaganza this year. Sort of. I am in an episode of the Royal

Bodyguard, a new series starring David Jason. You lie in one

episode? I am in episode four. Shall we look at you in action?

Where were you yesterday? At an auction house. Do you have

witnesses to call rate that? -- tall break that? Yes. You can

provide us with a list of the witnesses? No problem at all.

and I do good, or the bad cop? Give me my name to back. I am

sucking yet. I don't care, hand it Not every day you get to spit out

of Oudin to Sir David Jason's hand. What did you learn from him? He is

the governor. I was so happy to work with him, I have admired him

for many years. He is totally down- to-earth, he chats to everybody.

What do you pick up from those greats? I worked with Sir Michael

Gambon, doing a play. I learned a lot from him. Just to be free,

really. There was a great moment in the finished programme, where I

have to get a picture frame. David Jason has got stuck in it. As I did

it, I hit him on the head by accident. He reacted to it in

character, and it ended up in the show. Are you good enough to do

that yet? No. But you are getting there! Give him a chance! He has

got a number of years on me. Royal Bodyguard is on on Boxing

Day? That was royal fantasy, but you were doing the royals for real?

I got to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace. She invited me

to meet her because of the swimming that I did, that you so brilliantly

supported. It was amazing. I got to talk to her twice. She asked me how

I was. She followed the whole thing and knew that I was not well.

was a big deal. What was the set up at the Palace? Well, just me and

her... I really wanted to say, it was just drinks, 6 o'clock it is

drinks. By 7 o'clock you are going to be out there. I really wanted to

say, what are you having for dinner? It was adventurers and

explorers. There were other people like their grilles, David

Attenborough, Michael Palin. you not want to chat to each other,

about what it was like? The we were sharing stories. You must have met

the Queen? I never have. I have met her once. Proper protocol? Yes.

Looking at the book, it will be in lots of children's stockings,

granny gangster... Gangsta Granny! That was a good start. What is it

about? It is about a boy who has to spend every Friday night with his

granny. He hated until he discovers she has a dark secret. She is an

international jewel thief. They got one last heist. They go to steal

the crown jewels. The Queen is in the book as a character. Did she

mind? There is a bit when you see she is wearing Union Jack knickers

in the book. I thought, I don't know if she would appreciate that!

She might, actually. Good evening, your majesty, if you are watching.

You are now a successful children's author. This is book number four.

Each one has done better than the last. I have really built up an

audience of kids that know me for books. They write me letters and

say, what would you do if you were not a children's author? I say, I

am actually on television. I think kids array tough audience. How long

does it take you to write a book? An afternoon. I don't know, I write

it over about six months. I need a lot of time to think. I don't have

the whole story or plot, all of the characters at once. You can't get

away with it with kids, they will find you out. They have so many

other things they could be doing, rather than reading books. Parents

come up to be in supermarkets and say, that you so much, we could get

your son -- our son to read a book until he started reading yours.

honour of Gangsta Granny, we thought we would celebrate the

nation's nannas and asks and grandchildren what makes their

I love my grandma because she has done two degrees and she is doing

her third. While I am at college, it is really inspirational.

completed my first degree in humanities when I was 72. I got

bitten by the study bug. I went on to do theology and I just completed

that at 77. I am three months into a degree with the Open University.

It is great that Harry thinks I am an inspiration. If they have got

something out of this, it is really good. But they are my inspiration.

Truly, I really mean that. I love them to bits and I am so proud of

them. I love her because she helps everybody. She set up a charity to

help flood victims. I had flooded out in the 70s. I lost everything.

When flooding started like Gloucestershire I thought, we have

got to go out there and help these people. There is not enough help. I

just got in my van. In this day and age, caring has got to come back.

As a grandfather, you teach your children to do that. I love her so

much because she looks after me when I am poorly. William has

leukaemia. He was diagnosed exactly one year ago this week. He was a

very poorly toy, but he has had some good treatment. He is getting

better. When William started getting better, we took all of the

grandchildren to France. To see him coming down the water slide,

hundreds of times, his face was an absolute picture. I really thought,

gosh, doesn't he look lovely? It really gladdened my heart. I think

my experience with William being ill has taught me that you need a

lot of patients and a lot of love. I love my gran because she is an

inspiration to me. She makes lovely jumpers and I just love her with

all my heart. She has knitted loads of jumpers. She started because of

my brother, who asked for one for Christmas. A my daughter said,

wouldn't it be nice if we had all had one? I said, well, I will get

them for those in different colours. I went out and bought all of the

balls of all I could find. Blaring colours. To me, they are proof, to

them, that I love them. I would sum her up in one word, groovy. She is

And we have got them on. I'm going My wife knits. I can get it and it

this, it is fantastic. Sometimes Christmas jumpers are enough, but

these are nice. These get bigger and bigger with every wash.

have like shoulder pads. It is an 80s look. We must send the granny

for that -- we must send the granite the money for the war.

is called Norma. She has to be a granny. We must send her the money

for the wall, that is what you do. And a bit extra as well. All right,

a bit extra as well. Negotiable, all right? How much would your wife

expect for a jumper? She does it for free. She has Orange Morland

says I'm doing a job for you, in that colour. How long has she been

knitting? She gave up smoking and she'd started knitting. She is on

20 sweaters a day! I am trying. Back to your book for stopping the

beginning it does say that all the characters are fictitious but it is

about, explain the plot. There is a sub-plot. Ben's parents wanted to

be appalled dancer and their ambition is to be on strictly

starts dancing, I have called it -- a ballroom dancer. The presenter of

Strictly Stars Dancing is called Serre Dirk Doddery. It is not based

on anybody! We always have a nasty judge called Craig Malteser

Woodward. I don't know where the inspiration comes from! You have

Dame Rachel Prejudice MP. Who would that be? What is her name, that

Bigley did? I can't remember her name. Ann Widdecombe.

Widdecombe. Flavio Flavioli. That doesn't remind me of everyone.

just took the name, he is a bit like Bruno. And his partner, Eva

Bunz. An Austrian dancer, which they don't have. Do they have

someone to run it? Not this year. OK, they might do. You have been to

strictly, supporting. How do you know this lady? My mum. I thought

we were going to see a dancer but they have changed the club! -- clip.

I have met my mum a couple of times. Not the greatest question I have

asked, to be honest. You were there supporting Holly. For the next 45

minutes I am supporting you. When I leave you, in the car, I will

support Pollitt. I was taken by her fiance, Nick, he invited us.

were taken by him? Now, come on. You were taken by him? I am serious.

I just signed a form, nothing rude! I will, I will support you. Not for

45 minutes. I will support you now. This is from the production team, I,

David Williams. David Walliams. David Walliams. Promised to support

Alex... Holly. Instead of Pollitt. Instead of a holly. Or I will be

automatically relegated from the role of innkeeper. I will be what?

From the role of innkeeper. Or on The One Show Nativity poor start to

the third palm on the left. With no coconuts. You would not do that!

Yes we would. I feel awful. Being told you have breast cancer is a

heart-stopping moment for anyone, male or female. Many patients'

confidence is left in tatters. We followed a survivor as she helped -

- be followed one survivor as she had an operation to rebuild her

life. I had a mammogram, a routine one,

and a week later I got a letter asking me to go back.

Four years ago 54-year-old jockey was diagnosed with breast cancer.

was going through everything you should not go through in your life.

I had a divorce, I was losing a house. I could not work, I had

cancer. It was the hardest, very, very hard. I rarely see her smile

any more, and I don't blame her, the amount she has had to go

through. But I do miss her smiles. I have a letter from my son. It was

like, I am going to cry now... Oh sorry. It was like, you were the

family and, you know, if you were not here we would not have a family.

He kept me going. Jackie is one of 50,000 diagnosed with breast cancer

in the UK every year. Like many women she chose to have a

mastectomy. But she has found living with one breast difficult.

It is uncomfortable because you are lopsided. In my mind I think you

can tell something is wrong with it. Whatever to I put on does not feel

right. -- top. I can't remember the last time I went out with my

friends. They phone every week and I don't go. I don't feel I am the

same person. But things are about to change for Jackie. Today, she is

having complex plastic surgery to reconstruct a new breast, using

tissue from her stomach. I just want it opened -- over and done

with, to get on with my life. When I have a new breast I am going to

feel whole again. I will be the person I was, I can start enjoying

myself again. Jackie will be in the hands of a consultant surgeon from

the Royal Free. His team begin the delicate process of cutting the

right amount of stomach tissue for her new breast. They are operating

within centimetres of the vital organs. It is now time to take off

the 2.5 kilos of tissue, to keep it alive it needs to be connected to

her breast area using the latest After seven hours Jackie's new

breast is finally attached. crucial time is the next half an

hour, 45 minutes. If there is any major problems going to happen, it

will happen now. The surgeons now checked that Jackie's new breast

has a good sub -- has a good blood supply. Under the microscope,

please. Has it clotted? But the signs are worrying. The blood is

not flowing properly through Jackie's knew best. -- a new breast.

They face a tricky challenge. The blood vessels they are trying to

reattach have been damaged due to cancer treatments and previous

operations. I am a bit concerned at the moment, to see if we can make

this work on Oct. I am going to give it another five minutes and

see if we can get the blood going or not. The blood is still not

flowing. Jackie's hopes rest in the That is fine. Can you see? Yes.

Finally, after 11 gruelling hours, Jackie has a new breast. We have

struggled, or the team, and we have managed to do it. They now sculpt

it into shape. It is good for her, she is young and she has plenty of

life ahead of Herod had fully it will make a big difference to her.

-- life there are Perth and hopefully it will make a big

difference to her. It is four months since the operation. It has

changed my life, 100%. I never used to look in the mirror any way but

now I look at this one and think, oh, I am normal, I am a normal

woman again. Yes, it is amazing. It really is. It has changed her. She

is so much more confident now, and happy. The most amazing parties but

her real smile is back, I have got my best friend back. Best mates,

back together! A round of applause. Jackie and Jade, that was very

brave, to do that, it is a very honest account of how you felt. How

are you feeling now? Absolutely fine. Perfect. Is Jackie back?

Normal. I have heard you were a nightmare. How long did it take

altogether? After the operation, after Christmas and then I was back

to normal. I am back now before I had the cancer. That is good news.

Isn't it good to talk about because you know you will help other people.

Hopefully, that is why I did it. You were a nightmare to look after

because we have been told by Jade. What is it -- what is it like being

part of the support group for your mum? It is awful, you can't do

anything. There was a squad of us trying to help her, she doesn't

stop. Who was in the squad? brothers, me, Sandra, Susie, Lisa,

their children, so many of us. A football club, actually. A whole

football club! Still they were ignored. You brought reinforcements

in. Tell us about New Year's Eve. When she was having chemotherapy

she had it on New Year's Eve and then came out and went straight to

the football club and worked until about five. You are a nutter.

the only way I could handle it. was your survival. Dr Mark, jetty's

story is positive, she has come out the third but is it the same for

everyone? Is reconstructive surgery as successful every time? Jackie

has had a very good result can thank you for helping us to do the

film, it helps dealing with taboos. Most women do not need a mastectomy

in the first place but women who do need a breast removed will now

routinely be up and offered the construction, or have it discussed

with them. -- reconstructions. Not all will go for it. We can bring

tissue from that to me, from the back, or you can take that out from

the flank and buttocks and digest it -- injected into the best. It is

like making a dress. What suits one woman will not suit another. You

can do it at the time of the operation or come back and have

another one when you have finished your treatment. Is everyone offered

it? It should be discussed with everybody but not everybody wants

it. Some women do not want another operation and someone may not be

suitable if they are not well. It should be discussed with most women.

Good news, lovely to see you. APPLAUSE Now, back to Christmas.

Over to Alex. We'll have a sherry at Christmas time but don't you

find that it is difficult to take I love taking photos at Christmas.

If you head for the right places you can be spoilt for choice.

Christmas and cathedrals=choristers come and hear that Ripon Cathedral

I am hoping to take my first bested screen saver. -- festive screen

saver. One of the best things about taking photographs in here is this

fantastic soft light. I don't want to spoil any of my portraits by

blasting them with flash. What you can do instead is to open the

aperture to letting as much light as possible and hopefully it will

give us great portrait. The group shot nicely captured the atmosphere

of the choristers and the cathedral but nothing says Christmas quite

like a portrait of a choir boy performing a solo. Photographing

children can be tricky. I have asked James to sing Once In Royal

David's City. I am hoping the concentration required will help me

get a nice, natural shot. The good portraits are all about personality,

a glint in the eye for a cheeky grin. I love this one, grabbed just

after he stopped singing. But my first screensaver nomination, I am

going to go for this. I reckon it would grace any Christmas card. And

so would these fellows. Definitely the way to travel. Reindeer are

normally found in a more northerly parts than Yorkshire, so the snow

is fake, I am afraid, made by a machine. But the reindeer are

really enough. Becky and Richard bought them as an unusual wedding

present for each other. initially went for one each and now

we have 11. What are their names? That is Neville. Neville! We don't

have a Dancer. Certainly not Rudolf. A certain amount of improvisation

is required to get animals to co- operate with photos, much like

small children. On a dull day like this it brings out lighten their

rise, I'm using the flash. The rules for reindeer portraits are

not much different from those for children. Use a simple background

and keep their eyes in focus. I am fond of this quirky, unusual pose,

but this one of a fine beast wearing its antlers proudly is my

second nomination for a Christmas For my final location I am at

Fountains Abbey, near Ripon. I have come at night because each

Christmas the Abbey is eliminated with a spectacular multi-coloured

display of floodlighting. I'm pretty confident of going home with

a great photographic screensaver. The trick with my time photography

with this is to leave the shutter open as long as you can. But you've

got to keep the camera still. It is so dark that any hand-held stuff is

going to be wobbly. An essential piece of kit is a tripod. With a

long exposure shots, it is very dark. If you just introduced a

torch and get somebody to run around, they will literally paint a

streak of light across the photograph. It can be fun to play

with. You never quite know how it is going to turn out. This gorgeous

shot of the multi-coloured submarium -- solarium is my choice

for the third Christmas screensaver, to joint the reindeer portrait and

the angelic choir. Happy Christmas! You have something Christmassy to

show us? If I had brought you both a present. A chocolate penguin.

are doing well, jumpers and penguins. Bad news about the

jumpers, she has been on the phone and she says she wants them back.

Well, a great advert. And I brought you a Christmas card. A nice

picture of me and my wife. I have written, to everybody at The One

Show, lots of love and kisses. Thank you very much. Is that our

first official Christmas card from a guest? Put it up! We did

personalised Christmas cards yesterday. You are bang on trend.

Thank you very much. On trend? All right! Nitin Ganatra will be

joining shortly to talk about the big Christmas plot on EastEnders.

You were in one of the Christmas episodes? A in 2003. I was marrying

Kat and Alfie. Shall we have a look? Yes please! Have you seen it

since? No. Sit down the. Here is the deal, in less than 10 hours I

need you to marry me. I'm all ready married. No, I mean you need to

marry me to somebody else. A bird? A of course. Don't you need a

bigger? We need a registrar. But if they don't turn up, I need a last-

minute replacement. That is you. This hurts when he hit you? I was

in the Queen Vic, and I sat and watched myself in EastEnders.

you will be able to do! Look here is here! You were at university

together? We were. He was a few years ahead of me. One! About 20

years... I only look a few years David was in EastEnders in 2003.

You will be in it this year. Come on, what is going on? Tell us about

the plot. OK, think Jack Bauer, in a postman's outfit. That is it. You

said on the phone to the producer, we can't talk too much about it.

You are allowed to say some things. They said, don't worry, we will let

the cat out of the bag. Because Christmas Day is such a big day, it

is always a bit sensationalist. The thing about this year is that it

builds, every episode builds up to Christmas Eve. Then just when you

relax, there is another twist. is going to happen? Lots of people

die, you know her... It's going to be miserable. EastEnders at

Christmas is always so depressing. I remember when Arthur Fowler

smashed up the Christmas tree. As if Christmas wasn't bad enough as

it is, people on TV are having a worse time. Let's have a look at a

Merry Christmas! You can't throw me out, it's Christmas Day! Christmas

is cancelled! Jingle bells, jingle Get out of my house! I never want

to see your face again! Divorce was what you wanted, it is exactly what

you're going to get. Where are you going to go? Some way you can't

Another very happy Christmas in Albert Square. We have the Radio

Times here. Apparently, EastEnders is on at 9 o'clock on Christmas Day.

It is up against Downton Abbey. you know that? You are up against

the big one. What would I do? What would I do... I'll record one.

Downton Abbey is a good show. it hasn't got any violence. I don't

think I'll ever get cast in Downton Abbey, so I'll go for EastEnders.

Where will you be on Christmas Day? I'm going to be on the beach.

with a television? I'll be on the beach, not watching EastEnders. I

am sure I will get lots of texts. But I am travelling, going with my

family. I said to my five-year-old, how do you fancy opening your

Christmas presents on the beach? He went, yes. So I am going to be in

Mauritius. We have a sneaky preview from tonight EastEnders, one

straight after us. Marriage is a joyful union. A union of two hearts.

Two bodies. Two minds. Two spirits. And two families. Entwined forever

in that the service of Allah. getting very heavy at the moment.

It is very action-packed this year. It is a big, big build-up. Without

giving too much away... Are give some away! Give us something.

Masood is trying to find his son, who has been kidnapped. When you

Prix record the Christmas episode, in September or whenever, because

you are in a Christmas mood, do you have a party afterwards? No, but it

feels weird being surrounded by Christmas decorations all day, for

three months. We will be filming for summer and spring in January.

Take the cameras to the beach with you at Christmas, you will be fine.

You are a vegetarian, aren't you? Yes, all my life. You might want to

avert your eyes. We have a film about more meat than we have ever

had in four minutes before. My mum is going to ring up and say, what

Steak and trips, voted the favoured pub meal, even gritted -- beating

the British roast. It seems we can't get enough of it. We spent

�480 million on it last year. We are forking out less on expensive

ones like fillet, but sales of cheaper cuts are on the up. But do

we always know our rump steak from our reply? And his fillet always

best? -- revise stake. Danny is a 5th generation butchered. He's

going to show me what is what when it comes to steak. So, a big bit of

animal. Show me where the various cuts come from. What have we got

here? The most expensive and tender piece of meat, the filleting

alongside the ribcage. Then we have the bumper at the end. This is

sirloin. If you were cutting T-bone, you would cut it in that kind of

the region. When it comes to buying steak, what should we go for? And

does it have to be expensive? you buy the fillet, the most tender,

nothing will come close to the tenderness but it will be expensive.

The other side of the scale, on a budget? The rump steak is going to

be much cheaper. Are you getting a second-rate steak? It's becoming

more popular, it can be tender but it is the most flavoursome. This is

a sirloin steak? Yes, marbled. that is the fact inside the muscle?

It's going to give a lot of juiciness and flavour to it. It

really is essential. Right, we have seen how to buy steak. Now we need

to see how to cook it. In this restaurant they use a flame grill,

with temperatures up to 360 degrees. The secret of cooking a good steak

at home is to follow a few simple steps. First, leave it out of the

fridge for at least an hour before cooking, something many do not

bother doing. People take it straight out of the fridge, stick

it on their pan. The core temperature will be cold. Therefore,

the way they want to cook it, it will not come out as they desire.

So, do you fancy a steak-off? We are cooking one of the cheaper cuts,

but also the most delicious, the rump. We are aiming for medium rare,

caramelised on the outside, but with a blush of pink on the inside.

The chef is cooking his drive. He doesn't like the taste that oil can

leave. I am robbing someone to mind to give it a better crust. Plenty

of seasoning and eat your pan until it is smoking pot. Can you ruin a

good steak through bad cooking? Quite easily. The average medium

rare needs about four minutes each side. That changes depend on how

you like to eat it and the thickness of the steak. You have

that kind of paranoia now. The head chef of one of London's great steak

restaurants and you think it is going slightly awry? The pressure

is on. Good caramelise Asian. It could be better. And putting myself

on the line. I talk about food all the time and now I am cooking some.

What if it is awful? They are done. My last tip, it needs to rest for

10 to 15 minutes on a warm plate. So, the moment of truth, the result

I have to say, for me, that is exactly how it should be. Mice and

charred on the outside, gorgeous and pink in the middle. What about

mine? Well, given the extra thickness of this, I'm quite happy

with that. Quite rare in the middle. Some people might turn their noses

And the meat man is here with us now. I've been trying to get that

on the air for a long time. Steak, I pitched it every week. Let's go

back to Turkey. Is it still really all about eating turkey at

Christmas? People eat Bruce, roast beef, but the majority of those

still eat turkey. If you get it right, it can be brilliant. Where

do you stand on frozen or not? Freezing is a brilliant way of

preserving food. If it makes things cheaper, I am not going to turn my

nose about it. But please do frosted properly. The greatest

number of food poisoning cases at Christmas are because people have

not defrosted. If you got a five kilogram bird, defrosted in the

fridge. It will take at least two days. Really? Blimey. Otherwise,

you might be the next thing in the freezer? Dr Mark Porter might have

to come and look at you. We don't want that. A big sprout news?

have read once. There are big ones as well, it has been a bumper year.

You cannot find these in the supermarkets, but you can find it

at a farmers' market. And they look like jingle Bells. It looks like he

could do somebody serious damage. We have some vegetarian stuff for

Nitin? We do, you eat things that have not required the death of

anything. And that doesn't have eyes staring back at me. There is a

great vegetarian restaurant in Hammersmith. We have an aubergine

schnitzel, with a cream sauce. At the back, a cashew nut roast. It is

a bit of a cliche of vegetarian food, but it can be marvellous if

it is done well. I like it, it is a novelty for me. Coming from an

Indian family, I spend Christmas Day with my in-laws. The one rule

is nothing Indian. Really? That is the one day we do not eat anything

Indian. Our perception of Western vegetarian food is whatever is

planned, which is this. -- bland. What if you're asked to carve it?

Alex has a masterclass. We have Paul Kelley, a nice to see

you. Like The Generation Game, you are going to show David Howard to

carve a turkey. We've got about one minute. Get a nice sharp knife. You

are going to cut down the skin, there. Pick it up, on to its front.

I designed this way. Broke the world record. I've done that.

it back over. And then you get your carving fork. I'm covered in

grease! Cut down the breastbone. Write down the middle. You take the

whole of that brassed off. You can use your carving fork, just like

that. Peel it back. That takes the I am trying to do it! We have a

minute to do it. That is not carving! Not carding! Basically we

have the best of, that is the best bit. Chris. Is that it? I want to

see slicing. We are doing the Nativity and 30 seconds, don't

worry about it. We sliced the best and a lovely slices. Excellent.

is that? A round of applause. That was quick. This is your five-minute

call, any cast members in today's Nativity, that is basically

everybody here, but first, Sister Wendy is going to tell us about two

religious paintings on that very subject.

The Nativity has been a major subject in Christian art since the

4th century. Today, Sister Wendy is going to talk to was about the

events leading up to it. The National Gallery has a wide

selection of religious paintings and Sister Wendy has chosen two of

them which depict important events preceding the Nativity story.

Lovely to see you. Lovely to see you two. The Annunciation tells the

story of the Archangel Gabriel visiting the Virgin Mary to tell

her that she will bear the Son of God. There are many, many

depictions of the Annunciation and Denmark more charming than this one.

I chose this one because of its deep seriousness. This was the

crucial event in human history. It needs to be shown with a depth of -

- a depth which only this manages to comp -- manages to convey to us.

She is not looking at the Angel. But is almost as though the Angel

is not in her mind. What it does the does mean? Her spirit is Sean -

- shown in the form of a white dove, not touching her, just shining down

upon her. She is experiencing this call from God to undertake this

frightening responsibility and the immediate response of this little

thing, this child, we are shown her older than she really what I think.

Whatever garb once, sometimes the Dove is shown at the top of the

picture and you see a small cloud descending on light. The painter

does not think that is necessary. When the Dove shines on Mary, with

in her womb the foetus becomes alive. She is pregnant. It is such

a picture of prayer. The angel is so calm and withdrawn, there is

none of this hectic flutter that you seek in any of the an unseen

agents. It is a wonderful, profound contemplative painting and the

tasks has to accept that this is something of enormous seriousness

and importance. Sister Wendy's next choice is a dissertation of the

Virgin to St Elizabeth. -- the dissertation. Soon after the

Annunciation the Virgin Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, visited

Elizabeth, her elder cousins. Elizabeth was also carrying a child,

who would later become John the Baptist. This story is important to

Christians at the technology is the special child that Mary was

carrying, for one Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting the child in her

womb leapt for joy in recognition of the presence of Christ and

Elizabeth became filled with the Holy spirit. Elizabeth is kneeling

to Jesus. Her unborn baby, St John, leaping in her womb with joy, is

telling her this is not a normal pregnancy, this is the pregnancy of

God, the sun is so extraordinary that she kneels before a young

cousin and Mary, you can see, really is unwilling to accept the

homage of her cousin, trying to lift her up. I love the way that

this artist, whose name we don't know, has set it in this strange

setting, with these weird buildings behind. It looks like a church and

they are both enclosed by that church because their respective

children are going to found the church. I like it that they were

having a little chat inside the tummies together when they saw each

other! Yes, a wonderful thing. That is the real visit. The babies. The

mothers are incidental. These are the two big events in Mary's life

before she actually gave birth to Jesus and we can all see him. The

Annunciation, only she saw him in her heart. Here, Elizabeth does not

see him but she is aware of him. As Christians we all see him. Thank

you so much for showing us your choice of paintings and it is

lovely to see you again. Thank you, and lovely to see you two.

All right, Sister Wendy, thank you so much for that. Power Nativity

this evening is going to be dedicated to you, she is such a

special lady. Are you sitting comfortably? Even if you were not,

I have to be in. -- I have to begin. The Archangel Alex came down from

Strictly heaven to revealed that Mary was with child. But her head

was still in the clouds, terrified at the thought of having to dance

both as a waltz and the salsa on double elimination night tomorrow

on Strictly, BBC One, 6:30pm, don't miss it! Let's hope for some divine

inspiration, please. Meanwhile... Mary and her husband Joseph and

them entirely authentic donkey were forced to flee their home and seek

refuge at the end. But sadly the very grumpy but annoyingly handsome

innkeeper heard there have been an EastEnders style Christmas argy-

bargy down the road so was currently wearing any strangers and

thus... Get out of my pub. Oh, he is grumpy, isn't he could -- kids?

But I haven't got the best line, I have warm wind. But to be fed to

the innkeeper. But he did redeem himself after he had calmed down by

offering to put them up in his stable with all the animals.

can't open the stable door! will get used to it. Meanwhile...

Far, far away the supposedly three wise men, Dr Mark, who was wides,

wildlife Mark, who was quite wise, and The Deep J Rayner, were minding

their own business waiting for the late bus, the 207 to Bethlehem. All

the sudden they spotted something twinkling, it was a star, very big

star. It wasn't ex-England cricket star! It -- he had showed up

sportingly to show them the way and they followed. Meanwhile... Back at

the stable that innkeeper had got the door opened. Hooray! The angels

and the shepherds were gathered around her with all creatures Great

and Small. I wonder if that will be repeated this Christmas? For the

joys -- the joyous birth of the baby. Alex was not nervous about a

double eviction shown tomorrow night. The three wise men had

followed their directions and had nailed the stable, bearing gifts of

a small fluffy animal, nappy rash cream and some organic mangetout

baby food. The innkeeper was not even a grumpy any more. So, what

have we learned from this little episode? Well, basically, if you

get a bunch of kids to seeing you about it will be OK. Kids, it is

overdue. # Away in a manger, no crib for

Abed. # But little Lord Jesus laid down

his sweet head. # The stars in the bright sky

looked down where he lay. # The Little Lord Jesus asleep on

The Hague. # The kids have saved us. Happy Christmas, children! Now

earlier we met the sailors aboard HMS Ocean as they returned to

Plymouth after nearly eight months away from their loved ones. Now, it

is time to return for a very special reunion, hankies at the

ready. Last night I was given special

access to spend the final hours on the Royal Navy's largest ship, HMS

Ocean. Alongside hundreds of families I am waiting at Plymouth

for the HMS Ocean to return. Now, they have been away for months and

in that time they have missed family birthdays, anniversaries and

even in some cases their own children being born. Among the

crowd is Lauren, with her three daughters, Alice Beer, Mayer and

either. What would be the best thing that could happen today?

added to come home. Would that be the best, best thing? Yes, because

I love Daddy and I miss him very much. Her partner, has only seen

the babies at birth. I am looking forward to getting home, seeing

Lauren and the children. It has been emotional. It has been a long

trip. What we are back -- we are glad to be back, especially for

Christmas. Sasha is waiting patiently for her partner, Steve.

How you feeling today? Excited. Looking forward to seeing Dad.

There will be lots of excited people here today, emotions running

high. Everyone will be looking for their family in the crowd. When the

gangway comes down, emotions are everyone for everyone -- emotions

are everywhere for everyone. As HMS Ocean Docks, Alice Beer spots her

dad. Daddy! And within minutes they I can't believe how emotional this

is. It is such an amazing atmosphere. I have never

experienced anything quite like this. What is it like to be with

Superb, superb. These are not made... When wing, hello. My

favourite joke. It is lovely to see the family's back together, happy

Christmas and happy new year. have a couple of sailors with us,

fresh off the ship. Where should you be right now? I should be home

with my parents, we came alongside at 1,100 today and they know I am

back. Do. Do they know you are here? They do now. What do you

normally do the first thing you get home? A get into Scotland. That is

what we said in rehearsal. We have another ball. Paul, you are

supposed to be somewhere very important this evening? I am meant

to be with my family. They turned up to see me but I was dragged away

to do this. A what time when you get home? Hopefully about 12

o'clock. Will you still celebrate question I will celebrate on my own,

I think. At the end, we have Kelly and Neil. You are behind the

internet sensation that was there version of Mariah Carey's All I

Want For Christmas, which you were recorded on board. Was the right

gear? It was my idea but a group effort. I could not have done it

without the guys. It has had one million hits on the internet.

reached one million this morning, just before the ship came in.

Mariah Carey has given you your seed of approval. Get going. Banks

and we'll come home. -- thanks and welcome home. Good luck tomorrow's.

Alex come up all the way, Strictly Come Dancing, have a fantastic

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